Vista Security 2012.

Vista Security 2012 is a fake antivirus program designed to pilfer money form hapless computer users.

Vista Security 2012 reports bogus threats and displays fake security warnings on your computer to trick you into thinking that your PC is infected with malware. Vista Security 2012 uses Trojans, that come from fake online scanners or fake video sites, to do its dirty work. Once active, Vista Security 2012 do a fake system scan and displays a list of errors. Soon popups will prompt you to pay for a full version of the program to remove the alleged infections. Do not fall for this blatant scam and have Vista Security 2012 removed form your system immediately.

Vista Security 2012 can block websites, redirect your browser, prevent programs from functioning correctly, and create desktop alert messages with false information. It shows pop-up alert messages on your desktop and browser such as Internet Explorer alert, Security breach, System danger, Privacy threat etc.

Vista Security 2012 can be removed by stop processes and kill all files with random name in the hard drives.

Removal:

Kill malicious Processes from Task Manager: 

• <random>.exe

 Location of the infection:

1. %%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe

Registry Entries to be removed. (Take a backup of registry, before editing it)

•  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\afwserv.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
•  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avastsvc.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'
•  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\avastui.exe "Debugger" = 'svchost.exe'

Although it is possible to manually remove Vista Security 2012, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend  malware and spyware removal applications.

After removing all these files, restart your computer and the issue will be fixed. And don’t forget to do update your Security Software, check the Firewall Settings and the Operating System and finally do a full system scan with the Security Software.

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